From Runaway Bride to Global Queen-Chapter 159 - Dirk Group

Chapter 159 -159 Dirk Group

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Since that day at the Lu Family old mansion when Old Mr. Lu stripped Lu Ming of his duties, almost a month had passed. Qiao Yi never saw Lu Ming again, and even Qiao Xin, who often frequented Lu Yanchuan’s office, barely appeared.

Qiao Yi did not think the two of them were turning over a new leaf and preparing to start anew. Instead, she suspected that they might be harboring some malicious schemes.

This suspicion was not unfounded. According to Lu Yanchuan’s conjecture, even if Lu Ming sold the Gong Family’s shares, he would still be left with a debt of over a hundred million that he could not repay. Without selling shares of Lu Group, there were no other ways for Lu Ming to resolve this.

However, not only did Lu Ming not sell any shares, but he also seemed to be busy with something else over the past month, showing no signs of urgency typical of someone being pressured by creditors.

Not only was Qiao Yi puzzled, but Lu Yanchuan was also closely monitoring Lu Ming’s activities.

Half a month ago, Yan Xiyu sent a message saying she had intercepted a contact between Lu Ming and a foreign number, but it was just a one-time contact that did not occur again.

That number was traced to country F, which made Lu Yanchuan recall a mysteriously deserted farm he and Qiao Yi had once visited in country F.

Lu Yanchuan knew Lu Ming had contacts with those foreign powers, but he couldn’t figure out what, with nothing left to his name, he could possibly engage in trade or cooperation.

Days passed by, and on this day, as soon as Lu Yanchuan left for Lu Group, he received a call from Yan Xiyu.

“It’s confirmed. Those in contact with Lu Ming are from Dirk Group. We don’t know yet what the specifics of their deal are, just that Lu Ming is developing the domestic market for Dirk Group.”

Dirk Group was not well-known domestically, but internationally, it was a company with an infamous reputation that everyone detested.

Especially notorious in Western Europe, Dirk Group was essentially a rogue company. Although no one wanted to do business with them, others had no choice because Dirk Group controlled nearly eighty percent of the pharmaceutical supplies circulating in Europe.

No one is exempt from sickness and death, and thus everyone had to deal with Dirk Group.

Before LQ Company emerged, Dirk Group was practically monopolizing the entire European market.

After the rise of LQ Company, Dirk Group’s power began to be restrained and compressed to the point where they were only flaunting their presence in country F.

Three years ago, Dirk Group somehow gained support, snatching back some market share from LQ Company. Although still under LQ’s firm grip, they were no longer gasping for survival as before.

The feud between LQ and Dirk Group had lasted nearly a decade, and by now, it had reached a point of irreconcilable hostility. Knowing that Dirk Group was stretching its hands towards the domestic market, Lu Yanchuan certainly could not turn a blind eye.

“Block Dirk Group with all our might. Launch an all-out attack on Dirk Group. I want to prevent them from stepping a foot into our country!”

Yan Xiyu knew what to do without Lu Yanchuan’s orders. Unbeknownst to Lu Ming, his computer was like Yan Xiyu’s backyard garden, where Yan could come and go as she pleased, taking whatever she wanted.

Lu Ming had no idea about the grudge between Dirk and LQ. He didn’t even know that Jenfors was a department manager for Dirk.

The only thing he knew was that Jenfors was a leader of the underground forces in country F, whom he had met by chance on an overseas trip. The two encountered each other again at a pharmaceutical company in country F, and only then did they gradually become acquainted.

Initially hesitant about manufacturing illicit drugs, Lu Ming eventually couldn’t resist the lure of substantial profits and began to collaborate with Jenfors.

Of course, he was unaware that Jenfors’s approach was deliberately orchestrated by Dirk.

Lu Ming’s identity was easy to investigate. Lu Group held solid reputation and status domestically. When Lu Ming needed to rotate funds, Dirk took advantage and lured him in effortlessly.

However, Dirk probably did not anticipate that Lu Ming’s younger uncle, Lu Yanchuan, was the true owner of their mortal enemy, LQ Company.

For an entire month, Lu Ming was busy aiding Jenfors in opening up the domestic market.

But a month had passed, and he had still not completed the task, even facing numerous blows from various sides.

“Tonight at six, cargo arrives at the Tian City dock.”

Lu Ming received a message from Jenfors on his phone. Checking the time, it was eleven in the morning; he still had time to get to Tian City.

After getting in the car, Lu Ming began to grumble about Jenfors.

The domestic market hadn’t fully opened up, and here was Jenfors bringing in another batch of goods!

Despite the long shelf life of these pharmaceuticals, leaving them without a sales channel was a waste of resources!

Unable to explain this to Jenfors, he was taking the man’s money and had to follow his lead.

At the same time, having received news of Lu Ming heading towards Tian City, Lu Yanchuan took action, following Lu Ming there.

Unknown to Lu Ming, an armed convoy was slowly following his car from a kilometer behind. From above, it looked like a small black dot followed by a string of smaller dots.

Arriving at Tian City, Lu Ming went straight to the dock to await the delivery of goods.

As the appointed time drew near, a growing sense of unease rose inside Lu Ming.

Something felt off, but he couldn’t pinpoint what it was, so he had his people stay alert to avoid any unexpected incidents.

Finally, it was six o’clock. Following the sound of a ship’s horn, a huge cargo ship slowly entered the port.

Workers swarmed onto the pier, with one substantial container after another being unloaded onto the wharf, and the cargo being moved onto trucks that were prepared outside.

“Boss, when do we make our move?”

“No rush, wait a bit more.”

Lu Yanchuan watched his watch and signaled to move at the stroke of seven.

Close to November, the sky was darkened by seven o’clock. With only the pier’s lights for visibility, one could only see shadows moving stealthily in the darkness.

Lu Yanchuan’s men dispersed silently, gradually encircling the entire dock.

“Ah!”

A scream tore through the night air, followed by sudden silence across the dock, and then a wave of chaotic noise burst forth.

“What happened! Who was that shouting just now!”

Lu Ming roared, with the workers looking at each other, all unsure of what had transpired.

And while everyone was dumbfounded, a gunshot suddenly rang out from the darkness nearby.

This was immediately followed by an even greater commotion!